1917 - Works for Violin & Piano Tamsin Waley-Cohen & Huw Watkins

• Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Violin Sonata in G Minor, L. 140
• 1 I. Allegro vivo 05:11
• 2 II. Intermede: Fantastique et leger 04:45
• 3 III. Finale: Tres anime 04:35
• Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936): Violin Sonata in B Minor, P. 110
• 4 I. Moderato 09:57
• 5 II. Andante espressivo 08:59
• 6 III. Passacaglia: Allegro moderato ma energico 08:11
• Jean Sibelius (1865-1957): 5 Pieces for Violin & Piano, Op. 81
• 7 No. 1. Mazurka 02:44
• 8 No. 2. Rondino 02:18
• 9 No. 3. Valse 03:46
• 10 No. 4. Aubade 03:11
• 11 No. 5. Menuetto 04:50
• Edward Elgar (1857-1934): Violin Sonata in E Minor, Op. 82
• 12 I. Allegro 09:01
• 13 II. Romance: Andante 08:16
• 14 III. Allegro non troppo 09:22
• Total Runtime 01:25:06

Info for 1917 - Works for Violin & Piano

Rising-star violinist Tamsin Waley-Cohen is joined by the eminent pianist-composer Huw Watkins in a diverse programme of works that were all influenced in different ways by the era in which they were composed. The works were conceived at four very different points in the composer’s lives – Debussy, at the end of his life, Respighi in the first flush of fame, Elgar, although not old, enjoying his last creative period, and Sibelius in his prime composing prolifically.

These four contrasting works were all composed as the Great War drew to a close, but none of them specifically attempts to conjure up images of the conflict, nor act as any kind of programmatic memorial to its victims. Rather, these works are all conceived as absolute music, albeit, in the case of the Elgar and Debussy sonatas, imbued with a melancholy regret that may have been a reflection of those tragic four years.

Young Artist to Watch "Great playing from the very talented Tamsin Waley-Cohen. This really highlights the talent of the next generation of virtuosi." (David Mellor, Classic FM)

"… a wonderfully subtle, introspective and touching performance." (The Guardian)

„Recommended Recording“ (The Strad)

Tamsin Waley-Cohen, violin
Huw Watkins, piano

Tamsin Waley-Cohen
Born in London in 1986, Tamsin Waley-Cohen enjoys an adventurous and varied career. In addition to concerts with the Royal Philharmonic, London Philharmonic and BBC orchestras, amongst others, she has been associate artist with the Orchestra of the Swan and works with conductors including Andrew Litton and Tamás Vásáry. She enjoys a duo partnership with Huw Watkins, whose Concertino she premiered, and together they have recorded for Champs Hill and Signum Records, for whom she is a Signum Classics Artist. With her sister, composer Freya Waley-Cohen, and architects Finbarr O’Dempsey and Andrew Skulina, she holds an Open Space residency at Aldeburgh. Her love of chamber music led her to start the Honeymead Festival, now in its ninth year, and she is also artistic director of the Sunday Series at London’s Tricycle Theatre. In 2016-2017 she will be a recipient of the ECHO Rising Stars Awards. She studied at the Royal College of Music and her teachers included Itzhak Rashkovsky, Ruggiero Ricci, and András Keller.

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